Listening to Priti Patel talk about domestic abuse & wanting to help I almost thought the #Tories had found a heart & compassion - then I remembered how many domestic abuse services & refuges were closed due to austerity.
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/austerity-and-domestic-violence-mapping-damage/
#YouAreNotAlone
#noexcuseforabuse
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/austerity-and-domestic-violence-mapping-damage/
#YouAreNotAlone
#noexcuseforabuse
Deaths from domestic violence have reached a five-year high, with 173 people killed in 2018 – an increase of 32 on 2017 https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/11/conservative-government-domestic-violence-victims-die
Thank you for the words Priti Patel but it's nothing but empty rhetoric after so many DV services have been cut, 60% of victims are turned away due to lack of space, DV & deaths from DV have increased. Actions speak louder than words! #YouAreNotAlone